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City Document — -No. 10.
REPORT
OP THE
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE
ON
FINANCE
ON THE
ANNUAL APPROPEIATIONS.
ROXBURT:
NORFOLK COUNTY JOURNAL PRESS.
1854.
CITY OF ROXBURY.
In Common Council, March 6, 1854.
Ordered, That the Committee on Finance be and they hereby are instructed
to confer with the several Joint Standing Committees of the Cily Council, rela-
tive to the necessary sums of money to be raised for the expenses of the City for
the fiscal year ending the 30th April, 1855, and report thereon the Annual Appro-
priation Bill, as soon as practicable.
Passed and sent up for concurrence.
JOSHUA SEAVER, Clerk.
In Board of Aldermen, March 6,1854.
Concurred.
JOSEPH W. TUCKER, City Clerk.
[Note ^This Report was accidentally omitted to be printed in April, which
accounts for its being numbered City Doc. No. 10.]
CITY OF ROXBURY.
In Common Council, April 17, 1854.
The Joint Standing Committee on Finance, who were in-
structed, under an order originating in the Common Coun-
cil, March 6th, to confer with the several Joint Standing
Committees of the City Council, relative to the necessary-
sums of money to be raised for the expenses of the City, for
the fiscal year ending April 30th, 1855, and report the an-
nual appropriation order as soon as practicable, have attended
to the duty assigned them, and submit the following
REPORT AND ORDERS.
For Schools.
For pay of School Teachers, . $19,725 00
" Fuel for Schools, . . 1,500 00
" Contingencies, . . . 5,500 00
" Roxbury Grammar School,
(for High School,) . 3,000 00
« New School House, . . 5,000 00
For Support of Poor.
For Support of Poor, in addition to
iheir earnings, . . $3,000 00
$34,725 GO
$3,000 00
ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS. [April,
Fire Department.
Pay of Chief Engineer, . . $200 00
" Assistant Engineers, . . 160 00
" Secretary of the Board, . 15 00
Engine No. 1. Pay of Foreman, $35 00
" Clerk, . 35 00
" Steward, . 75 00
" 38 Men, $25 O.'O 00
Engine No. 2. Pay of Foreman, . $35 00
" Clerk, . 35 00
" Steward, . 75 00
" 38 Men, $25 950 00
Engine No. 6. Pay of Foreman, . $35 00
" Clerk, . 35 00
" Steward, . 75 00
" 38 Men, $25 950 00
Engine No. 7. Pay of Foreman, . $35 00
" Clerk, . 35 00
" Steward, . 75 00
" 38 Men, $25 950 00
$375 00
1,095 00
1,095 00
1,095 00
Hook and ?
Pay of Foreman, .
$35 00
x,^_»uty \j\j
Ladder Co. \
" Clerk,
30 00
" Steward, .
25 00
" 18 Men, $25
450 00
540 00
Hose Co.
Pay of Foreman, .
$35 00
fJ'^XJ \J\J
" Clerk,
30 00
" Steward, .
50 00
" 10 Men, $25
250 00
365 00
$5,660 00
Contingencies,
.
2,500 00
^60 GO
1854.] CITY DOCUMENT.— No. 10. 5
City Debt and Interest.
For Payment of Interest on Debt, . . 111,000 00
Watch and Police.
For Pay of Watch and Police, . . . $5,000 00
Salaries for City Officers.
For Salary of Mayor, . . . #800 00
City CJerk, . . 900 00
Clerk of Com. Council, 150 00
Treas. and Collector, 12« tO 00
Assessors, . . 52o 00
Clerk to Assessors, 75 00
« Five Ass't Assessors, 100 00
City Messenger, . 275 00
|4,025 00
Highways, Bridges and Sidewalks.
For Highways, Bridges and Sidewalks, . |10,000 00
Discount on Taxes.
For Discount on Taxes, .... |3,500 00
For Abatement of Taxes, . . . . $1,200 00
Gas, Oil, Lighting and Repairs of Lamps.
For Gas, Oil, Lighting and Repairs of Lamps, $3,000. 00
Overdrafts.
For Interest on Overdrafts, . . . $500 00
Contingent Expenses.
For Contingent Expenses in addition to rents,
&c., from City Property, . . . $3,000 00
All which is respectfully submitted.
For the Committee,
LINUS B. COMINS, Chairman.
ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS. [April,
CITY OF ROXBURY.
AN ORDER, relating to the SPECIFIC APPROPRIA-
TIONS for the Financial Year of 1854-55.
It is hereby ordered hy the City Council^ That to defray
the EXPENDITURES of the City of Roxbiiry for the
Financial Year, which will commence with the first day of
May, 1854, and end Avith the last day of April, 1855, the
following sums of money be, and the same are hereby re-
spectively appropriated, viz :
FOR PAY OF SCHOOL TEACHERS,
Nineteen thousand seven hundred and twen-
ty-five dollars $19,725 00
FUEL FOR SCHOOLS,
Fifteen hundred dollars 1,500 00
CONTINGENCIES FOR SCHOOLS,
Five thousand five hundred dollars. . . 5,500 00
ROXBURY GRAMMAR SCHOOL, (for
• High School,)
Three thousand dollars. .... 3,000 00
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE,
Five thousand dollars. .... 5,000 00
SUPPORT OF POOR, in addition to their
earnings, and for repairs of Almshouse,
Three thousand dollars. .... 3,000 00
PAY OF MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DE-
PARTMENT,
Five thousand six hundred and sixty dollars. 5,660 00
Carried forward, $43,385 00
1854] CITY DOCUMENT.— No. 10. 7
Brought forward, $43,385 00
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT,
TiDo thousand Jive hundred dollars. . . 2,500 00
CITY DEBT AND INTEREST,
Eleven thousand dollars. .... 11,000 00
PAY OF WATCH AND POLICE,
Five thousand dollars. .... 5,000 00
SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS,
Four thousand tioenty-jive dollars. . . 4,025 00
REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES
AND SIDEWALKS,
Te7i thousand dollars 10,000 00
DISCOUNT ON TAXES,
Three thousand five hundred dollars. . 3,500 00
ABATEMENTS OF TAXES,
Twelve hundred dollars. .... 1,200 00
GAS, OIL, LIGHTING AND REPAIRS
OF LAMPS, *
Three thousand dollars. .... 3,000 00
INTEREST ON OVERDRAFTS,
Five hundred dollars. .... 500 00
CONTINGENT EXPENSES, in addition to
Rents, &c., from City Property,
Three thousand dollars. .... 3,000 00
Making a total of eighty-seven thousand
one hundred and ten dollars. . . . 87,110 00
And it is further Ordered, That no excess in any of the
respective appropriations aforesaid, shall be paid by the
Treasurer, unless authorized by the City Council : Provided,
however, that any sums of money which may be subscribed
or contributed by individuals, to promote the object of any
of the foregoing appropriations, and which form no part of
the estimated income of the City, shall be strictly applied
according to the intention of the contributors, and shall be
credited to said appropriation accordingly.
ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS. [ApriL
• CITY OF ROXBURY
In Common Council, April 17, 1854.
AN ORDER
Levying a TAX to defray the expenses of the City of Rox-
buiy, for the Financial Year, which will commence with
the first day of May, 1854, and end with the last day of
April, 1855.
Ordered, That the sum of EIGHT-Y-SEVEN THOU-
SAND ONE HUNDRED AND TEN DOLLARS, be
raised by assessment on the Polls and Estates of the inhabr
itants of this City, according to law, to pay the current ex-
penses of the City of Roxbury, during the Financial Year,
which will commence with the first day of May, 1854, and
close with the last day of April, 1855.
Passed and sent up for concurrence.
JOSHUA SEAVER, Clerk.
In Board of Aldermen, April 17, 1854.
Concurred.
JOSEPH W. TUCKER, City Clerk,
A
MEMOIR
OP
DR. NATHANIEL SHEPHERD PRENTISS.
OP
EOXBURY.
eoxburt:
norfolk county journal press.
1854.
Note. — In preparing the following memoir free use was made, by permis-
sioUj of a manuscript copy of a beautiful and touching sermon preached at
the funeral, by Rev. A. C. Thompson of the Eliot Congregational Church, Rox-
bury ; a highly appropriate speech before the Roxbury City Council by Joseph N.
Brewer, Esq., on introducing commemorative Resolutions ; and manuscript
memoranda by Rev. Joseph Banvard ; in addition to my own memoranda and
personal recollections of the good old man and revered friend. Prepared orig-
inally for another purpose, it is now printed to gratify many friends of the de-
ceased, who having read the manuscript expressed a wish to possess a copy.
B. E. C.
MEMOIR
Dr. Prentiss was born in North Cambridge, then a part
of Charlestown, August Tth, 1766, ten years before the
Declaration of Independence. The house wherein he was
born, since and for many years known as "Davenport's
Tavern," is still standing, though somewhat remodeled,
nearly opposite the present Cattle Market Hotel. His father
was one of the band, who, disguised as Indians, destroyed
the obnoxious tea in Boston Harbor in the dawn of the Rev-
olution — then an important secret which the lad came very
near disclosing by calling his mother's attention, quite early
the next morning, to the tobacco with which his father's
boots were filled. Young Prentiss saw the British rein-
forcements as they marched to Lexington ; and remembered
that it was a hot day, and that the season was remarkably
forward from having seen the soldiers ornament their mus-
kets with cherry blossoms from the trees then in full bloom.
Swinging on the gate while the troops halted to drink at his
father's well, he had a full and near view of Lord Percy,
of whose appearance and bearing he was accustomed in af-
ter life to give graphic and glowing descriptions.
On their retreat he saw one of the British shot down by
a neighbor. The soldier, stopping for plunder, had fallen
somewhat in the rear of his company. Perceiving his dan-
ger he raised his musket to fire upon his antagonist, but was
too late. His body was thrown over the wall, and was an
object of fearful curiosity during the remainder of the day. As
more troops were rapidly approaching, young Prentiss with the
other children was hurried by their mother to the cellar of a
house at some distance, to protect them from the shots
which were poured by retreating parties into the houses by
the road-side. In the great anxiety and distress of the
mother, and the confusion incident to their situation, for
many families were there collected, he soon found an oppor-
tunity to escape unnoticed, and, returning to the road, post-
ed himself on the wall in the hope of hearing from or see-
ing his father,who had early in the day joined his company
in pursuit of the enemy. Repeatedly urged, by friends hur-
rying by, to leave a place of so much danger, he obstinately
refused until some one coming up assured him that his fath-
er had been recently seen alive and well. Overjoyed with
the intelligence he hastened back to the cellar, to carry the
good news to his mother, whose agonising suspense was be-
coming almost too great for human endurance.
Dr. Prentiss was quite feeble and delicate in early life.
His parents therefore thought it best that he should not be
trained to any calling that would require much physical en-
ergy and strength. As he was naturally fond of books he
was encouraged to follow his inclinations in that particular.
When quite a lad he constructed for himself a study in an
old carriage-body lying neglected at the bottom of his fath-
er's garden, and fitted it up with book-shelf, desk, chair and
fire-place. There he was accustomed to retire for reading
and study. At school he was distinguished for correct de-
portment, faithful application, and facility of acquisition.
An anecdote of him at this period may be related, as it is
illustrative of the times. His teacher, who was somewhat
of a military man, had a "corps of honor" in his school,
embracing none but boys of the best scholarship and deport-
ment. This class he was accustomed to exercise in milita-
ry manoeuvres as a matter of amusement. To this corps
Prentiss belonged. Some friend fitted him out with a neat
wooden musket and other accoutrements; and, as he was an
apt scholar, he soon acquired a practical knowledge of the
manual exercise. A few days before the battle of Bunker's
Hill, some raw recruits, who had been hastily collected from
their farms and workshops, were assembled at Cambridge
for the purpose of being drilled. Perfectly ignorant of
military matters, they were exceedingly awkward in go-
ing through the exercises. Young Prentiss was present.
He had taken a position some little distance one side of the
men; and every order, given by the officer, he correctly
obeyed. The captain seeing this, said to him —
"Come here, my lad." £Ie approached.
'•'Do you understand the word of command?"
"Yes, sir."
"Let me see; — order arras!" down went the little sol-
dier's gun.
"Shoulder arms !" up it went in true military style.
"Present arms !" in a flash it was held in the proper po-
sition.
The examination proving entirely satisfactory, the cap-
tain placed the little fellow in front of the company of re-
cruits, and told them to look at him, and make every mo-
tion just as he did and there would be no mistake. He then
proceeded with his drill — the little, delicate, white-haired,
blue-eyed boy acting as fugle-man.
Dr. Prentiss was prepared for college by Dr. Kendall,
principal of the public school in his native town. He en-
tered Harvard University at the age of sixteen, in the class
of John Quincy Adams, Judges Cranch and Putnam, and
graduated in 1787.
After leaving college, he taught school in Medford for two
years, at the same time pursuing the study of medicine with
Dr. Putnam. He then went to Marlborough, where he re-
mained about six mouths ; thence to Lancaster, where he
took charge of a school, and at the same time continued his
medical studies under the instruction of Dr. Israel Atherton,
an eminent physician of that day.
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After completing his engagements in Lancaster, Dr. Pren-
tiss returned to Marlborough ; and in 1793 married Miss
Abigail Perkins, a grand-daughter of Dr. Kennedy of Bos-
ton. He remained in Marlborough over ten years, keeping
school and practising his profession.
"While in practice in Marlborough he took an aversion to
a neighboring physician of the name, and a relative, of the
writer of this article. Dr. Prentiss was junior in the pro-
fession, and more recently settled in the place. The ill-
feeling arose from some real or supposed desire on the part
of his predecessor to exclude a new comer, and some mis-
construed acts of unintentional opposition. Subsequently a
fortuitous circumstance brought the two gentlemen together,
and led to an explanation. Dr. Prentiss, in the spirit of true
manliness and candor which characterized all his hfe, ad-
mitted his misconceptions, and proffered his friendship. He
was met in a similar spirit. Mutual kindness and esteem
followed, and ever after continued between them. The
friendship and good-will thus engendered was bestowed in
its full measure on the writer by Dr. Prentiss, on their in-
troduction some twelve years since, and steadily maintained
in increasing intensity to the very last hour of his conscious-
ness.
In his practice Dr. Prentiss early inclined to a milder sys-
tem of medication than was then usual, and was in conse-
quence thought to be a timid practitioner by the indiscrimi-
nating, who considered severe dosing as an evidence of "he-
roic"' practice. He was never a rash prescriber, as that
term implies, having more faith in "old dame nature," as
his phrase was, than in the large doses of medicine of some
of Ms contemporaries. In this he was more truly "heroic"
than those who pursued a more ostentatious and therefore
perhaps more popular course.
He was admitted a member of the Mass. Medical Society
in 1813; and his name was placed on the retired list in
1844.
By his mild deportment, soothing manners and indefati-
gable attention he won the affections of many familes, who
lamented his removal from the place of his earlier practice ;
and of many others who continued to seek his advice long
after he had expressed a wish to retire from all professional
service.
While preparing for his profession it had been necessary
for him to teach school from prudential reasons. For this
employment he was eminently qualified by nature and edu-
cation. His preferences also led in this direction, so that
when, in the autumn of 1801, he was invited to take charge
of the "Grammar School" (now known as the English High
and Latin Schools) in Roxbury, on his own terms, he ac-
cepted the offer and removed thither. The duties of this
position he discharged with fidelity.
Among the distinguished men he educated, was one of
the first and well-known missionaries to India, Rev. Sam-
uel Newell. On one occasion Mr. Newell visited the Doc-
tor when his house had been recently painted, and not be-
ing aware of that circumstance stepped upon the threshold
of the parlor and left there the print of his foot. That foot-
print Dr. Prentiss would never allow to be painted over.
He preserved it as a memento of the good man who made it.
Dr. Prentiss retained the office of Principal of the "Gram-
mar School" for nine years. When he announced his resig-
nation it caused quite an excitement among his pupils, by
whom he was warmly loved. He soon after opened a pri-
vate school, and many of them joined his classes. He was
a strict disciplinarian for the times. One of his pupils re-
cently related the following anecdote in one of the Western
papers. "His patience at times would get nearly exhausted
by the infractions of the school rules by the scholars. On
one occasion, in rather a wrathy way, he threatened to pun-
ish with six blows of a very heavy ferule, the first boy de-
tected in whispering, and appointed some as detectors*
Shortly after, one of these detectors shouted, — 'Master, John
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Zeigler is whispering.' John was called up, and asked if
it was a fact — (John, by the way, was a favorite both of the
teacher and his schoolmates.) 'Yes,' answered John, 'I
was not aware of what I was about. I was intent in work-
ing out a sum, and requested the one who sat next to reach
the arithmetic that contained the rule, which I wished to
see.' The Doctor regretted his hasty threat, but told John
he could not suffer him to escape the punishment, and con^
tinned ; 'I wish I could avoid it, but I cannot without a for-
feiture of my word, and the consequent loss of my author-
ity. I will,' continued he. 'leave it to any three scholars
you may choose to say whether or not J omit the punish-
ment.' John said he was agreed to that, and immediately
called out G. S., T. D., and D. P. D. The Doctor told
them to return a verdict, which they soon did, (after con-
sultation.) as follows : 'The master's rule must be kept in-
violate — John must receive the threatened punishment of
six blows of the ferule ; but it must be inflicted on volun-
teer proxies ; and we, the arbitrators, will share the punish-
ment by receiving two blows each.' John, who had listen-
ed to the verdict, stepped up to the Doctor, and with out-
stretched hand exclaimed : 'Master, here is my hand ; they
shan't be struck a blow ; I will receive the punishment.'
The Doctor, under pretence of wiping his face, shielded his
eyes, and telling the boys to go to their seats, said he would
think of it. I believe he did think of it to his dying day,
but the punishment was never inflicted."
On leaving the Grammar School he had partially resumed
his practice. The next year he was chosen Selectman of
the Town and Assessor, in which capacity he served five
years. The three following years he was sent Representa-
tive to the State Legislature, and then declined renomina-
tion; though subsequently he once more accepted the office.
In 1816 he was chosen Town Clerk, which office he held
until the close of the town government in 1846 — a period
ot thirty years.
When the city form of government was accepted he de-
chned being a candidate for clerkship, saying that the records
of the town were then in good order, and he did not wish
to continue in office till from the infirmities of age he injured
them. He was then eighty years old. He* relinquished
practice at the same time ; and soon after, breaking up
house-keeping, went to reside with his daughter, Mrs. Ban-
vard.
"The duties of Town Clerk" (said Mr. Brewer) "he faith-
fully and acceptably performed to the entire satisfaction of
all parties ; and notwithstanding there were times when the
spirit of party raged almost to madness, men of every polit-
ical faith manifested their approbation of his services, by re-
electing him yearly to that office by a nearly unanimous
vote. The records of the town bear full and ample testi-
mony, in their clear and beautiful penmanship, to his indus-
try, and to the systematic, correct and methodical manner
which characterized all his official acts.
"The last official act performed by him was to administer
the oath of office to the first mayor of our city, on the first
Monday of April, 1846 ; and for that purpose — though he
had held a commission as Justice of the Peace for many
years — he was qualified only a few days before, expressly
to perform this service. There are some who remember
well that occasion. It seemed to all there assembled to be
qualified as members of the first City Council, that as the
members of the old government were surrendering their
commissions, the members of the new one were receiving
their authority from apostolic hands."
:* * * * t'Dr. Prentiss was warmly attached to Rox-
bury. To the last he considered himself a citizen here, and
exercised the rights of citizenship whenever opportunity of-
fered and the state of his health permitted. Coming here
in his early manhood, he grew up with the growth of Rox-
bury to the green old age of more than four score. When
he entered the service of the town, its population numbered
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a little more than three thousand souls, and when he closed
that service it had increased to fourteen thousand. For
more than forty years, as teacher and officer, he labored
with zeal and energy in the local affairs of Roxbury, with a
single eye towards the advancement of the best interests of
the town, and the prosperity of its inhabitants. He was
jealous of the rights and interests of Roxbury. Whenever
those rights were invaded, or those interests adversely affect-
ed, by any local or other measure, either proposed or adop-
ted, he felt it keenly and sensibly and was not backward in
expressing his own convictions. He had no selfish traits of
character — so say those who knew him best ; — he had no
ambition to gratify. Whatever offices or honors he received
from his fellow-citizens, resulted from their own spontane-
ous action — their own voluntary offering, and never from
any act, word or effort on his part. They had unlimited
confidence in his wisdom, his integrity, his judgment, his
prudence and his patriotism, whenever they committed their
interests to his hands ; for they knew that their confidence
would never be abused or misused."
Dr. Prentiss was a man of venerable appearance. His
tall, robust and noble form, locks white as snow, and open^
pleasant countenance, always attracted the attention of
strangers. Being of an affectionate, cheerful disposition,
eminently conscientious, ever disposed to do good unto oth-
ers, a man of unyielding integrity, great firmness and de-
voted piety, he was universally respected by all who knew
him.
He was twice married. By his first wife he had eight
children, three of whom still survive him. In 1807 he mar-
ried Miss Abigail Pico, of Boston, for his second wife, and
outlived her more than twenty-five years.
"Seldom has the man lived," said his pastor at the fune-
ral, "even the man of advanced age, who had such an ex-
ulting apprehension of the sovereignty of Jehovah, of the
rectitude and wisdom of the divine proceedings."
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* * * * "His name stands first on the list of those
organized, nineteen years ago, into the Ehot Church, over
whose inception and growth he watched, prayed and wept
in exulting gratitude to the King of Zion. His later years
were years of singular serenity, soothed and cheered by the
ministrations of devoted daughters, and a beloved son-in-
law, pastor of the church in whose place of worship we now
attend his obsequies.
"Seldom has any one of equal age retained such fresh-
ness of the bodily senses and the faculties of the mind ; but
whatever slight mental infirmity may have been latterly ap-
parent, the vita vere vitalis was in full vigor. Faith, hope
and charity were stronger than ever. His vital union to
Him who is the Yine, became a point of triumphant assur-
ance. His last whispered words, as an afiectionate sister
wiped a tear from his eye, were, pointing upward — 'no tears
there !' and his last conscious act after the power of speech
had ceased," (a sign agreed by him to be used if in the
closing hour of life he could not speak,) "was, to lay one
finger across another in token of the Cross of Christ, in
which he gloried to the last."
The funeral services were observed in the Baptist Church
in West Cambridge, on Monday, November 7th, 1853, and
were attended by the City Government of Roxbury, by
many of his former townsmen and friends, as well as a large
assemblage from the neighborhood.
"Not many days before his death," (to quote again from
Mr. Brewer's speech,) "a few of his former pupils made
him a visit and presented to him a beautiful silver pitcher,
and asked his acceptance of it as 'a pledge of their rencAved
and continued affection' — 'an evidence that though many
years had passed away, he had not been forgotten by them.'
The occasion was a solemn and impressive one to all pres-
ent. They told him they had appreciated 'his kindness and
indefatigable endeavors in directing their young minds to
the rudiments of human learning, and instilling into their
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hearts those moral infiuences under which his own long life
had been rendered so serene and happy.' Their venerable
master accepted the unexpected gift with feelings and emo-
tions not easily described. He felt the kindness and affec-
tion that prompted the act. His heart was full to overflow-
ing — too full for utterance. The 'tender place,' as he ex-
pressed it, was then as susceptible as in his youth.
"From this time he declined rapidly, and it was evident
that the sands of life had nearly run out. He breathed his
last on the evening of Saturday, Nov. 5th, 1853.
" 'Of no distemper, of no blast he died;
Bat fell like autumn fruit, that mellowed long.' "
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